William was born abt. 1795 in Tennessee or Virginia. He
married Elizabeth Elliston, December 21, 1820, in Davidson
County, Tennessee. I found William on the 1820 Davidson
County Census newly married with only his spouse. Their ages
were 20-30 years which would be correct because they were
married during the year. The 1830 Davidson County, Tennessee
census has William Canady 30-40 years, wife 30-40 years, 3
boys under 5 years, 3 girls 5-10 years.

A descendant of William's son John (Uncle Jack) said that
William and his wife Elizabeth both died in 1839. The
children were split up and went different ways. Some of them
were back together in Jersey County, Illinois by 1850\60. It
was said that Elizabeth had a brother Joe and her father is
Joseph T. Elliston, but Elliston researchers cannot place
Elizabeth in his family.

A search of records in Davidson County, Tennessee for the
parents of William and Elizabeth does not provide any
positive proof. There is a John Kennedy that is believed to
have came to Nashville shortly after the Donelson flotilla.
His will shows him to have a son John and the 1820 census
shows John Jr. with a load of children of all ages. There is
not a will or any other record identified up to this point
that positively connects William to John.

There are documents showing William attending local
auctions and estate sales. Also attending the same sales was
Andrew Jackson, who became President of the United States.
Apparently there was some influence, because the names
"Andrew" and "Jackson" have been used to name his children
and grandchildren.

The purpose of the

Canida\Canada\ Canady\ and\or
Kennedy

Home Page:

Purpose:

This page is intended to provide a location for family
descendants and researchers to come together and reunite the
distant branches. Please do not be offended if you find
incorrect information, remember Genealogy is not an exact
science. What is posted has been compiled from multiple
sources and we welcome corrections to the database.

Also within these pages the surname is spelled many
different ways. Because of illiteracy, and many other
reasons, there are currently three documented spellings
being used, they are CANIDA, CANADA, &
KENNEDY. I still expect to find another variation
once current day descendants are found for William, Hugh,
Wash, & Sean.

If you are researching a spelling variation of this name,
please give us a through look. Most persons with this
surname have found it spelled multiple different ways, and
normally it did not solidify to a single spelling until the
early 1900s.

Descendants of

William Canady and\or Kennedy &
Elizabeth Elliston

Book and Home

Page:

Book:

The idea of a book covering the Descendants of this
family is my dream. I urge all descendants to compile and
send their family lines to be included. A project of this
magnitude requires a large amount of time and energy;
compiling, verifying, and formatting, to publish this
families history that is full of fascinating people and
events.

If you have family lineage, history, stories,
photographs, or any other information, please contact me at
the link below. I can accept typed, hand written,
Family Tree
Maker and GEDCOM file formats.

To submit information to be included in this home page
and eventual book, contact: email
Audie Canida

Information Wanted

Wanted:

Looking for information, photographs, and stories for all
family members. Especially looking for connections to the
families of :

Hugh, (last info., 1880 Saline Co., Mo.)

William Jr., (last info., 1880 Wayne Co., Mo.)

Wash(ington), (last info. 1850 Jersey Co.,
Il.)

Mary, (married Jackson Anderson, last info.
1880 Wayne Co., Mo.)

Martha, (married John P. Watson, only info.,
1880 Texas Co., Mo.)

Sion (Sean), (no info.)

Family Events

Events:

Family Reunion: The next family reunion will
be May 27, 2002, it is held each Sunday before Memorial
day at the Lake Clearfork campground in the Knob Noster
State Park in Knob Noster, Missouri, for information
contact: email
Kimberly
Edmunds,
Evelyn
Edmunds,
Larry
Canida, or Audie
Canida.

Cemetery Cleanup: The next Hocker Cemetery
cleanup day is scheduled for April 27, 2002. All are
welcome, if you plan on participating, bring a sack
lunch, shovel, chainsaw, work gloves, wheel barrel, and
any other tools that could be used.

Family Yard Sale: There will be a family
yard-sale April 6, 2002 at Carol & Doug's. All
proceeds will go to the Hocker Cemetery Fund. If you
would like to donate items for the sale, contact Carol at
816-763-3539.

Hocker Cemetery Board Meeting: The next board
meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2002 at the Cemetery.
Everyone is invited.

What's New !

New:

2001 photograph CDs: CDs are available for $10
each. The 2001 version has over 300 photographs dating
back to about 1885. Send me an email and I will tell you
how to obtain a CD.

2002 photograph CDs: CDs will be available at
the reunion for $15 each. They will include all the
photos from the 2001 CD plus anything new that has been
acquired.

Family Cook Book: A family cookbook is being
developed, if you have recipes to submit, please contact
or send them to: email
Kimberly
Edmunds.